Ok well i want to get a new computer but i want to buy the parts and build it ma self. I want to get a pci-e socket 939 motherboard. Thats all i no bout em so can anyone tell me what specific detail i should look at when choosing the right motherboard?? o i live in canada so ne websites u list plz make sure they hav canadian prices!
when buying a mobo, make sure everything plugs in, has a good warranty, and isnt over $150 www.zipzoomfly.com cheapest computer parts available
I suggest an MSI platinum for the mobo, it has a SLi simulataor which delivers approximately 95% of the performance of SLi for a fraction of the price. Also, the BIOS is really good for overclocking.
when u buy a mobo make sure that the cpu u got fits in the socket the same thing for the memory and other stuff and i would go for sata mobo instead of ide much faster
okay first of all, MSI platinum is no way near DFI lanparty motherboards, there is no way. i would have suggest getting DFI nf4 sli-dr because its just too good. its the best motherboard you can get on market.
I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo with a socket 939. Really sweet mobo, great overclocking features and everything you'd want for a cheap price. Check out NewEgg for it. I got an AMD Athlon64 3200+ Venice processor and an Nvidia BFG GeForce 6800GTOC. Add a gig of RAM and 200gig hard drive and you're good to go. The A8N-SLI Deluxe has excellent onboard sound and every connector you'd need (firewire, tons of USB, two ethernet ports, etc).
SATA is better than IDE, but not by a ton, compare 133MB/s to 150mb/s most decent motherboards come with SATA connectors though, mine only cost 40$ on sale and it has two outlets for SATA. which in time I may very well use... imagine 4 HDs for pagefiling... who would need ram? just letting you know, I suggest multiple hardrives over one big one. I have yet to fill the 40 gig partition on my 80gig HD. Also if you can, RAID it, windows will be much faster... and even after that, try to have a hardrive or two (raided if possible) for a pagefiling/linux set up. again, huge capacity isn't essential. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813130492
but information transfer is sooooooo much faster from cpu-ram than it is from cpu-hdd, infact if u have enough ram then it would be best to not use alot of pagefiling. and pagefiling is mainly used just for 'ram overflow' anywayz ....i think :lol: